Japan’s population, including foreign residents, shrank by 556,000 from 2021 to 124,947,000 as of Oct. 1, 2022, the 12th straight year of decline, internal affairs ministry data showed on April 12.

Only nine of Japan’s 47 prefectures have had population increases since ... ministry and the new district lines drawn up over the course of a year, meaning the newly reapportioned seats will ...

Japan's population has dwindled for 15 consecutive years, as fewer people marry and have children. About 30 percent of Japanese are now 65 or older, compounding the demographic challenge and ...

Japan faces urban population decline by 2035, with ageing societies challenging city sustainability and prompting calls for immigration reform Japan's decades-long fears over a contracting ...